Plainview alumni football team set to square off against Cooper

Published 6:50 am, Friday, August 20, 2010

After weeks of practicing under the hot summer sun, Plainview's alumni football team finally will get to show its stuff this weekend.

The team will play Lubbock Cooper in its lone game at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Cooper's Pirate Stadium in Woodrow.

Josh Amador, a 2007 PHS graduate who organized much of the more than 20-player team, said they are looking forward to Saturday night.

"We've been practicing every so often this past summer, but really picked it up this last week," Amador said.

The game is part of Alumni Football USA, a group that helps former high school players put the pads on again. While most games are between rival schools, Plainview is playing Cooper - a school the ex-Bulldogs didn't play in high school - after an anticipated game against Frenship did not pan out because former Frenship players did not show enough interest in forming a team.

"Cooper had a lot of players sign up just like we did," Amador said.

The team still is seeking donations from sponsors to help offset costs with things such as water bottles, Amador said. Anyone interested in making a donation can call Amador at 806-543-5738.

"We're desperately trying to see what we can get," he said.

Amador, who played fullback at PHS, will be joined in the PHS alumni's backfield by Bryson Davis, the former Mississippi State fullback who tried out for the NFL. At quarterback for the former Dogs will be Rashaud Ellis, a 2005 PHS grad who primarily played defensive back in high school and at West Texas A&M University.